Global forum addresses solutions to prevent premature deaths / 24.2.2010
24 FEBRUARY 2010 | GENEVA -- The first Global Forum of the Noncommunicable Disease Network (NCDnet) marks the first time WHO has convened key stakeholder groups to address the large-scale and increasing global health and development burden posed by noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). More than 100 peop... Далее

WHO spearheads health response to earthquake in Haiti / 13.1.2010
13 JANUARY 2010 | GENEVA -- The severe earthquake that struck Haiti and the Dominican Republic has inflicted large-scale damage, including on hospitals and health facilities, and large numbers of casualties are feared.
Immediate health priorities include:
search and rescue of survivors trapped u... Далее

New HIV infections reduced by 17% / 24.11.2009
24 NOVEMBER 2009 | GENEVA | SHANGHAI -- According to new data in the 2009 AIDS epidemic update, new HIV infections have been reduced by 17% over the past eight years. Since 2001, when the United Nations Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS was signed, the number of new infections in sub-Saharan Afr... Далее

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Health news

19/10/2005Mass dispanserization would be revived by 2007

It is planned to double spending on dispanserization (this is an every year doctors commission) next year. They plan to start from harmful industries.

The whole story is available in Russian.

18/10/2005Onischenko urged to separate bird’s and men’s flu from each other.

Gennadiy Onischenko, the main state medical doctor of the Russian Federation, has advised everybody to have an influenza vaccine. This will allow preventing mutation of bird’s flu to the form which could threaten men’s life.
It is planned to provide 23 million people with a free doze of a vaccine. These are people of a high risk group (children, doctors and old people).

The whole story is available in Russian.

18/10/2005To be a doctor becomes prestigious.

Mihail Fradkov, the head of the Russian government, stated that the profession of doctor will become very prestigious soon. But still he did not mention what exactly would be done to make this statement come true.

The whole story is available in Russian.

15/10/2005Healthcare reform in the Russian regions: opening of web-site.

In October, 17, 2005, it is planned to hold a conference: Healthcare reform in the Russian regions. A new web-site will be presented in it. The site name is www.healthreform.ru. The conference will take place in 4, Zubovskii bulvar, Moscow. The preliminary accreditation is obliged.

The whole story is available in Russian.

14/10/2005Russians get discounts for dispansarisation.

The Russian Ministry of Healthcare and social development is planning to stimulate the population to have dispansarisation (special medical commission by the group of the doctors) by providing some discounts for medicines. The dispanserisation is due to be held twice a year.

However, the Minister has not mentioned the exact size of the discounts.

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